CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN 2015 ANNUAL REPORT invest in the other half CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

mothers daughters caretakers students workers artists historians role models mentors leaders innovators writers visionaries change makers philanthropists women Less than 8¢ of every philanthropic $1 spent in the U.S. today goes to help women & girls.

Thirty years ago four women came together Since inception, Chicago Foundation for Women As Chicago Foundation for Women moves into the Together, we're because they recognized the complexities of has been committed to finding power in adversity next thirty years, we are committed to honoring changing that. women’s lives, bridging the gap between need and strength in diversity. Through the years the legacies and work upon which we stand. We are and hope and between hope and achievement. our grant making, partnerships, and programs also committed to cultivating a new generation of Chicago Foundation for Women was founded on have made us a champion for women and girls. philanthropists and change makers. the principle that our lives are a balancing act: Simply put, our reach spans across cultures and we are far more than one ‘something’ at a time. communities. We are here for every woman and With highest hopes for the future, every girl, in every circumstance and at every Women are mothers and caretakers, students and stage of her life. workers. We are also preservationists, historians, role models, mentors, leaders, visionaries, and We thank you. Our ability to serve over these thirty innovators. years has been a direct result of this community that we have the privilege to be a part of. Our K. SUJATA WENDY WHITE EAGLE PRESIDENT/CEO BOARD CHAIR Investing in the other half—that which makes us success, our ability to move the needle, and our whole—is at the core of our mission and of our ability to help change the tide for women and girls work. We believe in a region and a world where in metropolitan Chicago is because of you. We were women and girls are supported, protected, and founded on a collective vision, and we stand strong empowered to be their full complete selves. today because of our collective action with you—as donors, grantees, partners, and stakeholders. We remain honored.

1 Give a woman half a chance,

AT WORK APNA GHAR APNA GHAR 2 and she will find the strength to build a whole new life.

AT WORK APNA GHAR APNA GHAR 3 Imagine you are new to this country. You don’t Chicago Foundation for Women’s first grant to speak the language of the people around you, Apna Ghar—the name means “our home” in Hindi/ and no one speaks yours. Urdu—helped fund that lifeline: a 24-hour domestic violence hotline. Subsequent grants have helped Signs, product labels, the voices you hear while the agency grow and fulfill the promise of its name waiting for the crossing signal, the nightly news— for more than 600 women each year. all are incomprehensible. Everything you see is strange, from the school you walk your children to They come from more than 50 countries, in the morning, to the grocery store you pass on including the U.S., and they find at Apna Ghar the way, to the streets themselves, busy with buses, the refuge, friendship, support, and assistance cabs, cars, and people going on about their lives. they need to build a new life. Agency staff speak 20 languages; to the hotline have been added You go nowhere without permission. You have no a shelter, emergency and transitional housing, friends, no one to talk to or confide in. Apart from legal advocacy, counseling, employment services, your children, you have no family, except the one training in skills such as financial literacy, and who keeps your passport and your documents, the case management. one who controls the money and the phone, who knows how things work in this country and who “Our goal is to give our client the support she decides everything, including what you wear, what needs, whatever that is, for as long as she needs it,” you eat, and when you sleep. says executive director Neha Gill. “We had a client in our shelter who was pregnant. She had no other He beats you. He subjects you to sexual violence. family, no other support, so our staff went to the He threatens you. He tells you that if you complain hospital with her when her daughter was born. The or call the police, you will be deported and lose your daughter is now 10 years old, and she brings her children. It will be you, not him, who pays the price. to the office to visit us. She’s proud to tell her, ‘You were born at Apna Ghar. This is your family.’ The fact that most of us can’t imagine such a scenario doesn’t mean that women in our own “CFW understands that this work is complex. neighborhoods aren’t living it. Language, cultural Change happens for one person, one family at a and social isolation, and lack of knowledge don’t time. But it does happen. It can be as simple as cause gender violence. They complicate it. And calling the hotline and learning about 911. Can you they can pose nearly insurmountable barriers to imagine what that information means to a woman?" escaping it. “Each step, big or small, is a success. A woman Armed with that insight, a little more than 25 years starts with nothing, and four or five years later she ago five Asian American women decided to do is a citizen, speaks the language, is working and something about it. They knew that a woman who living independently, has friends. That’s impact. “ Our goal is to give was capable of leaving everything behind to give her That’s change. And whenever there are changes children a better life doesn’t lack for courage. She for a woman, there will be even bigger, more our client the support just needed a chance, a lifeline to someone who could meaningful changes for her children.” she needs, whatever speak her language and understand her situation. that is, for as long as she needs it.”

NEHA GILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, APNA GHAR 4 5 When gender is only half the story,

AILEEN KIM WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL JOYCE DONALY WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL 6 you empower women to change their com- munities.

AILEEN KIM WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL JOYCE DONALY WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL 7 “We’re not waiting for Superman to save us. Council members’ ability to prioritize the issues, We’re doing it ourselves.” identify effective solutions, and raise funds to help implement changes has become increasingly Joyce Donaly, a member of CFW's Women United critical. Payment delays from state agencies Giving Council, knows why women step up to make and funding cuts disproportionately affect a difference in the lives of other women. organizations that serve minority women, which can be lethal to the kind of small, grassroots efforts First, women can make a difference. And second, that the council frequently funds. whatever their individual circumstances—their status, education, wealth, or well-being—women “We don’t focus on a single issue area, but we do try realize that they are part of an “us.” to look at emerging organizations, to give them an opportunity to grow and build and become what Recognizing the common concerns and they’re looking to become,” says Donaly. Among uncommon strengths of that “us” is the genesis of the most recent council grantees were Centro CFW. The Women United Giving Council (WUGC) Comunitario Juan Diego, which provides a variety applies that insight to an important subset of of educational and advocacy services to immigrant CFW’s work: meeting the needs of women of color. communities in South Chicago; Deborah’s Place, offering housing options and support services As its name suggest, Women United is a coalition. to homeless women; Dreamcatcher Foundation, On the council, women from across racial and which gives girls and young women a path out of ethnic backgrounds join forces, using their sexual exploitation; and Apna Ghar, a domestic culturally specific knowledge and insights to violence agency. channel funds to organizations that are based in and working on the issues most important to their While such active philanthropy can be challenging— communities. Since 2007, the council has funded most members of Women United work full time— 37 such organizations with grants totaling more it’s also deeply rewarding. “Everyone is there than $170,000. because they want to be,” says Kim. “There’s no one who’s just building a resume or doing it as a “The whole coalition-building idea, dealing with issues favor for a friend.” specific to minority women as a whole instead of a particular racial or ethnic group, appealed to me,” “I’m not going to spend my time with an says Aileen Kim, who joined the council in April 2015. organization or group of people who aren’t looking “A united voice is a stronger voice.” to achieve the goals,” agrees Donaly. “In terms of personal satisfaction, though, there’s something Sandhya Krishnan, a council cochair, agrees. else. As a woman of color, at least in my case, we “Communities of color are used to being played off are minorities in our workplace, so our voices often against each other. It’s exciting that we’re coming get lost or they’re misinterpreted. “ Communities of color together." “On the council, my voice matters. Someone cares are used to being played “With respect to the Asian American community that I am a woman of color—it’s not just something in particular, the council is a direct challenge to on the side, it’s who I am. And I can help other off against each other. two key parts of the ‘model minority’ myth—that women have a voice as well.” everything’s fine, we’re doing great and there are It's exciting that we're no challenges, and that whatever needs we might coming together.” have we can handle on our own.”

SANDHYA KRISHNAN WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL 8 9 Let a woman earn a measure of success,

EVELYN APPELL LIPKIN DONOR 10 and she will share it.

EVELYN APPELL LIPKIN DONOR 11 Evelyn Appell Lipkin knew that we all come into She was always interested in investing in people the world with a different set of circumstances. and programs, including Chicago Foundation for That life can be complicated, and we don’t all Women. CFW’s annual luncheon became a yearly have the same advantages. tradition with her daughter Laurel—attending each year together and inviting friends to join Born on a boat in New York Harbor, Evelyn had them to learn about CFW’s critical work. “Many a not unfamiliar early 20th century American professional women now have more resources than immigrant story. Her family left Eastern Europe ever before and they can make a difference through in the 1920s for greater opportunity in the United philanthropy. They should provide a States. For Evelyn, the circumstances of her birth network of support for generations of women would mean coming of age at the right place, New to follow,” was Evelyn’s philosophy, and according York; and at the right time: schools were filled with to Laurel, “she wanted people to understand that brilliant academic refugees who had left Europe resources can change the trajectory of lives and before the war and settled in the city. Coming from communities.” a family of few resources, this gave her access to an extraordinary education, and at a time when many As Evelyn’s health declined in 2015, Laurel worked of the city’s colleges and universities were free. with her mother in the weeks before her passing to plan for the establishment of the Evelyn At the age of twenty, Evelyn moved to Chicago Appell Lipkin Endowed Fund at CFW. The fund during World War II, and enrolled in the will continue Evelyn’s legacy of supporting social University of Chicago’s School of Social Service justice and equity for women and girls—values that Administration master’s program. She became part defined her and that shape Laurel’s memories of of a community of feminist and activist women her mother. The fund at CFW also begins a new who remained life-long friends. Together they tradition between Laurel and her mother. Each year discovered their political voices and advocated Laurel will work with CFW staff to select a grantee for civil rights, established child care centers of the fund that embodies Evelyn’s spirit. and tutoring programs, marched against the Viet Nam war, and believed in a woman’s right to Laurel says, “This keeps her alive—who she was, control her own body. Evelyn quietly supported an and what she valued.” underground network established to help women access abortions before Roe v. Wade.

" She wanted people to understand that resources can change the trajectory of lives and communities."

LAUREL LIPKIN DAUGHTER

12 13 PHILANTHROPY THAT WORKS

Understanding 892 70 3 is half the battle. NEW INVESTORS GRANTS ISSUE AREAS When it comes to a complex social problem, half the battle is drawing attention to it— and building a network of support to solve it. CFW was founded 30 years ago to do that and together, we've done a remarkable job.

$ $ $ GRANTED 1.1M 581K 478K $ IN FY ECONOMIC HEALTH VIOLENCE SECURITY 2,182,712 2015

PEOPLE 93,907 IMPACTED

64,957WOMEN

28,142 MEN Invest in the other half.

CFW.ORG/DONATE GENDER NON 808 CONFORMING

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Courtney VanLonkhuyzen Wendy Manning Paula Cofresi-Silverstein Brian B. and Kathleen Kelly Spear Peggy Wagener Marylen Marty-Gentile Cathleen A. Costello Katherine Kielar Pam Waud Laura McAlpine and Jeanne Kracher Kathleen Cowie Aileen Kim Mary L. Winburn Judith Hahn Meguire Michelle Cronin Steve King Iris S. Witkowsky Barbara and Richard Melcher Sherril Crumbaugh Ray Koenig Sallie Wolf Dana M. Mikstay Sheryl Curcio Deirdre Koldyke Thanks to Mary Wondolowski Melissa Mizel and Michael Edwards Barbara Currie Gary Kosman Nancy Wright Paula J. Morency Theresa Daniel Philip and Nancy Kotler Family Foundation Pat Mosena Paula B. Danoff of Gulf Coast Community Foundation $500-$999 Christian Murphy Rebecca A. Darr Joanne and Kevin Krakora Anonymous Gina Myerson Anne Megan Davis Maureen Larson Valerie Adegbite-Calloway Nancy Newberger Christine DeMott Karen Leavitt our donors. Gemma Allen-Nader John Newlin Tejaswini Deshpande Lucy Lehman Jane Armstrong Ameeta Patel Joyce L. Donaly Madeline Lesnik Neeru Arora Nancy P. Patterson Eileen Dordek Carolyn S. Levin It is thanks to contributions and grants made by individuals, corporations Andrea Bauer Susan and Richard Petersen Emily Dreke Tricia Lewis and foundations that Chicago Foundation for Women continues to improve Diane and Michael Beemer Wendy W. Prince Gleda Dreke Judy T. Lindsey Ruth K. Belzer Susan Pristave Terri Drews and Ed Getz Janice Liten the lives of women and girls throughout the Chicago area. Ellen Benninghoven Lucia Boyden Prochnow Trucia Drummond Susan N. Lopez Janice L. Benson Rambha Radhakrishnan Renée N. Duba Elisabeth Loren Patricia Berman Karen and Jeff Radtke Sue Duckett Susan O'Brien Lyons Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock Wanda Reder Karen Staib Duffy Mr. and Mrs. David O. MacKenzie JULY 1, 2014 –JUNE 30, 2015 Jean Butzen Jill and Ron Rohde Melinda Dunker Mardie MacKimm Dianne S. Campbell Yumi and Doug Ross Joan M. Eagle Bertha G. Magaña INDIVIDUAL DONORS Wendy K. 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Dillon Carmen Velasquez Mary K. Fuller Meribeth Mermall Sidney Epstein David Herro and Jay Franke Lynda and Greg Kolb Susan and Paul Freehling Lynn B. Donaldson Kristin Carlson Vogen Robyn Gabel Daniela Mitchem Sunny and Paul Fischer Joanne Hudson Sharon Komlofske Margaret Gerber Ginger Downs Catherine S. Weidner Rebeccah Galler Kate M. Moore Adrianne B. Furniss Kate and Michael Kennedy Andrea S. Kramer Kellen Getz Susanne M. Dumbleton David Weindling Bryna and Edward Gamson Kelly and Ted Moore Brenda and James Grusecki Billie Jean King Robin Lavin Clare Golla Eliza and Timothy Earle Barbara A. Weiner Jacqueline J. Gappa Jennifer Morehead Terrance and Virginia Holt Frances H. Krasnow Allison Levin Marjorie Halperin Susan Eleuterio Connie and John Wesley Kelli Garcia Gail H. Morse Eva Janzen Powell and Roxanne M. Martino Denise Chateauneuf Macey Francia Harrington Deborah Epstein Melissa Widen Jamie Gayle Mary F. Morten Smith T. 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Ratner Karim HK Ahamed Aylice M. Toohey and Eric Gorman Nina and Philip Martin Kathryn Hilbert Ann Becker Leigh Harter Sasha Pierson Janice E. Rodgers Ann Airey Tina Trott Patricia R. McMillen Sarai Hoffman Anuradha Behari Lois F. Hauselman Jean Pogge Burton X. and Sheli Rosenberg Anne Albrecht Mayerfeld Joan Trueheart Bacon Andrea McPike Keri Holleb Hotaling Diana Beliard Sara L. Hays Sheila and Edward Pont Lynne Rosenthal Bobbi Allen and Barbara Bostian Linda Wagner and Janine Hoft Sara and Richard Mesirow Tiffany Irving Barbara Berson Christie A. Hefner Elizabeth Postell Sandra K. Rusnak Susan Altfeld Gail Waller Deborah Waud Moore Lorraine and Jay Jaffe Tapan Bhatt Julia Henly Samantha Powell Carleen Schreder Lucy and Peter Ascoli Martha Weinfurter Kaethe Morris Hoffer Rosemary Jones Trina Bockus Nicole Herbst Carmen Prieto Jennifer W. Steans Ann Balusek Melanie L. Witt Audrey Rone Peeples Laura L. Jordahl Marcia R. Bogolub Nancy Hermann Tiffany Pryor Donna M. and Thomas H. 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Smith Judy Wilen Jennifer Burke Shannon Farrar Aden A. Henry Susan Kramer Joy Messinger Erin Pritchard Sepideh E. Smith Torlene Williams Judith A. Burton-Davis Adrienne Fasano Theresa Herlevsen Gail Kraus Jill Metz and Karen Buckley Virginia Quinonez Jean and Francis Smith Gretchen Wolf Pamela Butler Amy Fattori Katherine Hickman Anthony Kresl Pamela Meyerson Margaret Radelet Kimberly A. Smith Maggie Woznicki Maggie and Barry Cain Lisa Favia Helen Hilken Sandhya Krishnan Lydia S. Michael Sharon Rakowski Susan C. Snyder Beverly Wyckoff Kathleen S. Caliento Bette Feinerman Erin Hill Jacqueline Kromash Janet S. Migdow Julie Rallo Dana Sodikoff Laura Zumdahl April Callen Roberta Feldman Susan Himmelfarb Krista L. Kron Ruth B. Miller Linda Ramirez Sondra Sonneborn Rhyan M. Zweifler Monica P. Campbell Janet Ferguson Dana Hirt Tami Kucera Dawn H. Miller Tina Ramirez Moon William Spatz Pamela Carcerano Melanie Ferrand Megan G. Hobson Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kugel Mark Miller Helen Ramirez-Odell Michelle Speller-Thurman $100-$249 Deanna Cardone Ellen Fiedelholtz Barbara Hochwert Shalini Kumar Megan Mineau Alison P. Ranney Barbara Speyer Anonymous (5) Megan Carney Wendy Fink Natalie Hock Dolores A. Kunda Candida Miranda Diane E. Ratekin Hope Spruance Debbie Abrahamson Patrick and Judith Casey Dr. Tessa Fischer Robert Hogan Nora Kyger Jennifer Mitchell Tim and Sarah Ratty Jamie Stanesa Hatem Abudayyeh Lorie Chaiten and Harold Hirshman Linda May Fitzgerald Jeanette Holland Anne Ladky Linda Riley Mitchell Anne Ray Elizabeth Stark Nancy Ackerman Ann Chamberlain Karen Fitzner Martha Holman Mavis C. Laing Nicole L. Mitchell Raul Raymundo Anne Statton Duffie A. Adelson Rita Chawla Joan M. Flanagan Suzanne Holmes Neetu Lalmalani Eric Mittereder Jay Readey Judith E. Stein Harriet Adelstein Urmilla Chawla Elizabeth Flanagan Pamela Holtyman Janine Landow-Esser Lauren E. Moltz Diane Redleaf Nikki Will Stein Doris Adelstein Jennifer Chiang Patrice Fletcher Carol and Joel Honigberg Adrienne Lange Ann Mond Johnson Claire Reeder Joan Steinman Marcia K. Aduss Alison Lupel Chiaro Bridget Flint Kimberly Hoopingarner Jean Lantz Jennifer Montague Marie Regan Judith Stockdale Naina Agarwal Nancy Lu Childress Carol Floros Ginny Hotaling Jennifer Larson Caroline Moreland Melinda Reuden Beth Stone Neerja Aggarwal Cindy Chippindale Wendolin Flynn Nancy M. Hotchkiss Angela Larson Patti Morrell Toni Riccardi Maureen Stratton Joy C. Airaudi Rashmi Chitnis Katherine Frerichs Beverly B. Huckman Norma J. Lauder Lynette Morris Jenny Richards Deborah D. Strauss Stephanie Alexander Rebecca S. Chodes Trina M. Fresco Bill Hudson Melissa Lavender Mary Morrissette Shawnelle Richie Susan Struve Sharon Z. Alter Renae Chorzempa Stacy F. Friedland Becky Huinker Winfred M. Leaf Lauren Mosena Elisa Ringholm Jeffrey Sullivan Lynn Altfeld Jennifer Cizner Maya Friedler Bonnie Humphrey Sheila Leahy Vinod Motiani Ellen Rissman Kathryn Sullivan Kendell Anderson Marilyn D. Clancy Judith S. Friedman Karen Hunter Della R. Leavitt Jeanette M. Moulthrop, MD Kaleen Robinson Jennifer Sultz Alice Argyelan Shelley Clayton Madelon R. Fross Michael Hurley Susan M. Leinwohl Laura Mudd Analia Rodriguez Carol Summerfield Sue Augustus and Judy Fors Leonette Coates Sally Frostic Cheryle L. Hurtado Blanca Leon S. Mishti Mukherjee Pier C. Rogers Emily Muskovitz Sweet Janice Axelrod Linda S. Coffey Christine M. Jurish Furie Sarah Hurwit Carolyn Leonard Maria Mulcahy Julie Roin Julie Swinehart Maria T. Ayala Cherie Coffey Jolanta Gal Wanda I Michelle D. Lester Kathy Munzer Donna Rolf David Tabak Shaghayegh Bahramirad Kelly Collins Ami Gandhi Alejandra L. Ibañez Carole Levine Jenné Myers Jacqueline Rondini Erica Takach Francoise Bailey Pamela R. Conant Judith K. Gardiner John H. Idler Harriet Lewis Maria Nanos Anna C. Roosevelt Carolyn Tatar Nancy Baker Candice Conner Narendra Garg Stacy Jackson Robert Lifton and Carol Rosofsky Carolyn C. Narasimhan Melinda Rosebraugh Regina Taylor Pam Baker Shayna Cook Kathryn Garlow Anne Jacobson and Richard Kolsky Ashley Lindsay Adele S. Neems Judy Rosen Katherine L. Taylor Ann Ballard Julie G. Coplon Lindsay Gaskins Veronica Jaeger Elizabeth B. Lippitt Meseret Negash Danya Rosen Tina Tchen MarySue Barrett Jill Corr Renee Gatsis Rachna Jain Cece Lobin Tamara L. Nelson Adrienne G. Rosenberg Lisa and Ken Temkin Sameena Basit Carrie Cotter Susan Gaud Jagjit Jain Susanne Lodgen Theresa Nelson Diana Rosenbrock Susan Templeton Alicia Bassuk Yvonne Cuevas Jill Geiger Sunita Jain Christine LoMonaco Emily Neuberger Nancy A. Ross Tracy Teweles Kristin Bauer Monica Dalton Lynn Gendleman Judith Jakaitis Samantha Loo Elizabeth Nicholson Barbara Rohm Rossa Padma J. Thakrar Judy Bauer Karen Daniel Monica George Laura Jansen Susan Lorsch Lynn Nimrod Ruby & Associates Seema Thapar Kathy Bauman Frona C. Daskal Dr. and Mrs. Mel and Patti Gerbie Shaquita M. Jarrett Allison Lowe-Fotos Daniel Noga Jean Rudd Katie Thiede Margo Bausch Sheila Daskovsky Nancy Gerrie Darci Jenkins Mary B. Lubertozzi Linda Nolan Sujaya Rupani Katy and Chris Thomas Frank Beal Jacki Davidoff Lisa Gilbert Lois Jeruss Connie M. Luecke Carol Nolden Rhonda M. Rush Cristal Thomas

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Audrey Thomas 30TH ANNIVERSARY Jamie Phillippe Goldman Sachs & Co. Reva and David Logan CATALYST FUND: RESOURCES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IRENE BAYRACH ANTI-VIOLENCE LEGACY FUND Cherie E. Thompson LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Elizabeth B. Phillips Jenner & Block LLP Foundation IN REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE The Irene Bayrach Anti-Violence Legacy Fund supports advocacy and services to Jayne Carr Thompson Dee Pizer The Johnson Foundation Rose L. Shure Anonymous Sharon Tiknis Kathleen Johnson Pope JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. The Vitale Family Foundation Inc. Chicago Foundation for Women raises dollars to match funds provided by the address family violence. Through this fund, the Foundation seeks to address the The Joyce Foundation Julie L. Trester Carol Prins Leo Burnett Women's Council of Realtors Groundswell Fund’s core program, the Catalyst Fund, a national initiative to following types of violence: Marjorie Benton Eileen Trost The Estate of Sylvia M. Radov Mid-Continent Capital, L.L.C. Woods Fund of Chicago bring new funding to women of color-led reproductive justice work. Through this Kemery Bloom Derby • Domestic abuse or violence between partners in an intimate relationship Roxanna Trudeau Hedy M. Ratner Motorola Mobility Foundation partnership, the Foundation will be able to provide funds for grants and technical Fay Clayton and Lowell Sachnoff including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Frances Tuite Janice E. Rodgers The New York Community Trust assistance to Chicago-area reproductive justice projects led by women of color. Marge and Lew Collens Mary Lee Turk Barbara Rose Peoples Gas MATCHING GIFT This fund will amplify efforts to expand the reproductive justice platform and • Girls’ exposure to family violence and child abuse, including physical Doris Conant Lisa Tylke Leora Rosen Prince Charitable Trusts COMPANIES diversify voices of communities of color on these issues. maltreatment and neglect by a parent or other caregiver, and Sondra Berman Epstein Eva Taylor Unikel Carleen L. Schreder RAM Construction & Sunny and Paul Fischer Anonymous • Elder women abuse (including physical maltreatment, financial exploitation, Cozzetta Uwejeyan Patricia Costello Slovak Landscaping Adrianne and Bob Furniss Bank of America and neglect) where the victim of maltreatment is over 60 years of age and the Maureen Vachta The Estate of Miriam E. Wirt Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. DONOR ADVISED FUNDS* Brenda and James Grusecki BP America, Inc. perpetrator is a caregiver. Nutan Vaidya Lowell Sachnoff Rosalind Franklin University Terrance and Virginia Holt BP Foundation Diane Valek of Medicine and Science Donor Advised funds can be established when a person or family donates $5,000 Nancy Juda and Jens Brasch The Chicago Community Trust Susan Valentine Sahara Enterprises, Inc. or more to the fund. Chicago Foundation for Women assists the donor in awarding Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman CNA Financial Corp. Lynn A. Varndell ORGANIZATIONS Tek Pak, Inc grants from that fund to support organizations helping women and girls. THE NORTH SHORE GIVING CIRCLE Barbara Levy Kipper Exelon Corporation Lucy Vazquez UBS Iris J. Krieg $100,000+ Helen Brach Foundation The North Shore Giving Circle of Chicago Foundation for Women aims to increase Hilda Vega United Scrap Metal Inc. Our DAFs include: Flora and Molly Lazar Alphawood Foundation Henry Crown & Company awareness about the Foundation within the northern suburbs and to make use Joanne Velasquez Walter and Karla • Fay Clayton Fund Lucia Woods Lindley The Chicago Community Trust JPMorgan Chase Foundation of the knowledge and skills of community leaders and members. The purpose Jayne Vellinga Goldschmidt Foundation • The Patty Crowley Fund Lois J. Lipton Doris and Howard Conant McCormick Foundation of the giving circle is to provide a bridge between the Foundation and women Barbara Vicory and Marcie Love Family Foundation Mondelez International • Nancy M. Goodman Memorial Fund leaders in Chicagoland communities, and to provide specialized fundraising and Angelina Rossi $2,500-$4,999 Jo and Art Moore Groundswell’s Catalyst Fund Mondelez International • Elick and Charlotte Lindon Fund grantmaking mechanisms for these communities through Chicago Foundation Stephanie Victor Anonymous (2) Suzanne Musikantow for Reproductive Justice Foundation Matching • The Evelyn Appell Lipkin Endowed Fund Katie Vogel Advocate Health Care for Women. Sylvia Neil W.K. Kellogg Foundation Gifts Program • Jo and Art Moore Family Fund Kiran Vohra Barclays Jerry Newton Retirement Research Foundation • Lueavery Partee Fund Nicole Volk Barnes & Thornburg LLP The Osa Foundation $50,000-$99,999 The Joyce Foundation • Jessica Eve Patt Memorial Fund Anne Volz Bill Nygren Foundation THE POLK BROS. FOUNDATION FUND FOR Carroll Joynes and Abby O’Neil Ava W. Farwell Trust UBS • Eleanor Petersen Legacy Fund Whitney Wade BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS and The Chauncey and BMO Harris Bank Joan Waggoner Bluhm Family • Hedy and Rose Ratner Fund Marion D. McCormick The Libra Foundation The Polk Bros. Foundation Fund for Emerging Organizations fosters early growth Nancy F. Waichler Charitable Foundation • Berta Waese Endowed Fund Family Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation IN-KIND DONORS in promising nonprofits with annual operating budgets below $75,000. Sally Wallace Brinks Gilson & Lione The Pierce Family Foundation Weinberg/Newton Leslie Wallin Burke, Warren, MacKay & Anonymous *As of 12/31/15 Dee Pizer Family Foundation Penny J. Wallingford Serritella, PC Valerie Adegbite-Calloway Eva Janzen Powell and THE SOPHIA FUND FOR ADVOCACY Anne Warden CDW Corporation Jeannie Affelder Smith T. Powell $25,000-$49,999 Candice Warltier Chicago Tribune Company Renee Caputo (Heka) DORIS & HOWARD CONANT FUND FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS From 1983 to 1991, the Sophia Fund was an independent foundation, making Carol Prins and John Hart The Allstate Corporation Valerie Warnsby Comcast Cable Kristin Carlson Vogen more than 400 grants totaling $1.8 million dollars to organizations addressing Susan Pritzker The Arthur Foundation The Doris & Howard Conant Fund supports organizations and programs Roberta L. Washlow Communications Chicago Transom Partners Co reproductive rights, violence against women, and economic justice. In 1992, Hedy Ratner The Crown Family committed to women’s rights, with a focus on advocacy efforts. The Conant Fund Mary Wasik Cornerstone Government Affairs Core Power Yoga Janice E. Rodgers Exelon Corporation also provides an opportunity to award multi-year grants, demonstrating both the the founder of the Sophia Fund transferred part of the fund’s assets to Chicago Ruth Ann Watkins Crossroads Fund Ann Coulter Burton X. and Full Circle Family Foundation Foundation’s and the donor’s commitment to long-term, systemic change. Foundation for Women to enable the support of advocacy and social policy efforts Sheila Webb DiMeo Schneider & Early to Bed Sheli Z. Rosenberg Ho-Chunk Nation that ensure that women reach their full potential. The Sophia Fund focuses on the Julia R. Weertman Associates, L.L.C. Harlene Ellin Lynne Rosenthal and The Joyce Foundation same three key issues as the General Fund does; its application process is also Tina Weil Ernst & Young LLP Marlene Franke The Leo S. Guthman Fund Lakshmi Foundation the same. Carol Weintraub Fidelity Investments Jennifer and Ken GoodSmith THE ELEANOR NETWORK AT CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN Carleen L. Schreder Leo S. Guthman Fund Maxine Weintraub Fifth Third Bank Brenda Grusecki The Steans Sisters The Osa Foundation Eleanor Network at Chicago Foundation for Women supports an array of economic Melanie Weiss Foley Family Foundation JoLynn Haley Donna and Tom Stone The Pierce Family Foundation security strategies, bringing together the former Eleanor Foundation’s targeted EVA JANZEN POWELL AND SMITH T. POWELL HEALTH SERIES Michelle Weitz Francis Beidler Foundation Cristy Harris and Family The Richard H. Driehaus approach and CFW’s broader support of direct service and advocacy. Michael Welbel Kaye Scholer LLP Heka Coaching and As a part of Chicago Foundation for Women’s effort to enhance access to health Laura A. Tucker and Foundation Jennifer Welch LeFort-Martin Family Donor Communications, Inc. Pete Giangreco Skadden, Arps, Slate, services and information for underserved and uninsured women and girls, the Barbara and Bert Weller Advised Fund of The DuPage Meg Herman CFW Professional Meagher & Flom LLP THE ENTERPRISE FUND Foundation provides funding for public outreach symposiums through the Eva Tessa Wendling Community Foundation Sarah Hurwit Advisory Council Sun-Times Foundation Janzen Powell and Smith T. Powell Health Series. Each symposium highlights a Dorothea Jacobson-Wenzel Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd. Impact Networking LLC Thanksgiving Fund Based on our commitment to nurturing innovative efforts and to supporting smart unique issue or health concern facing low-income women and women of color. Mary Werner Locke Lord LLP Lynn Kamenitsa Ulta Beauty collaborations, we have established The Enterprise Fund. The Enterprise Fund is Diane Weselowski MB Financial Suzanne Kraus and THE LEGACY CIRCLE WomenOnCall.org Foundation specifically designed to meet the next wave of economic, social, and educational Sara E. West Native Capital Investment, Inc. Bonnie Hamilton challenges facing women and girls by recognizing that not all programs and ideas STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND Mrs. Florence F. Wheeler Anonymous (11) Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Lagunitas Brewing Co $10,000-$24,999 need to be housed in separate, unique organizations. Through the Fund, applicant Nike Whitcomb The Estate of Irene Bayrach Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Valerie Litchfield The Strategic Response Fund allows the Foundation to provide immediate American Express Foundation organizations have the support to consider a range of organizational structures Bradford White Maria Bechily Proven Business Systems Marcena W. Love CA Ventures and pathways to collaborative programming. From combining complementary support for projects that are outside of the Foundation’s spring and fall grant Jeanne B. Widen Ruth K. Belzer Quarles & Brady LLP Kathleen McDonald CTS Holdings ideas to co-locating services to formally joining with a nonprofit partner, the cycles. Grants of up to $7,500 are awarded on a rolling basis to local organizations Sally Wildman Ellen J. Benjamin and Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. New Rose Catering Discover Network Marketing Enterprise Fund allows organizations the flexibility to consider new iterations of addressing critical issues and concerns of women and girls. These grants Tina Wills Frederick N. Bates Rush University Medical Center Northern Trust Company The Elizabeth Morse their work. are intended to be small, discrete, and timely. Thus, grants from this pool are Debra Wilneff Marjorie Craig Benton Salvatore's Restaurant Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D., MSW Charitable Trust “exceptional” and out of the ordinary course of business. This fund is competitive, Randi Wine Bernadette Chopra and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Gina Olson and Amy Johnson INTREN and an organization is limited to one Strategic Response Fund grant per year. Charlotte Winkler Vivek Chopra Hampton LLP Cecile Partee Irving Harris Foundation Amy and Jonathan Wishnick Fay Clayton STS Foundation Quarles & Brady, LLP THE GENERAL FUND Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Jodie Wittenberg Marge and Lew Collens U.S. Trust Company, NA Carrie Reffitt McCormick Foundation Grants from the General Fund focus on Chicago Foundation for Women's three THE WESTERN SUBURBS GIVING CIRCLE Rebecca K. Woan Jane S. Dewey United Way of Metro Chicago Wanda Rodriguez Michael Reese Health Trust key issue areas: economic security, freedom from violence, and access to health Jill Wohl Edith H. Falk Upstart Foundation Southwest Airlines The Western Suburbs Giving Circle (WSGC) is a group of Chicago-area women Nielsen Company services and information for women and girls. Renarda Wolf Sunny and Paul Fischer Wells Fargo Private Bank Starship Salon PNC Financial Corporation who combine their funds to address the needs of women and girls in the western Catherine Wolfe Joan Goldstein Linda Wagner and Janine Hoft PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP suburbs with a special focus on economic security and freedom from violence. By Ann S. Wolff Millicent and Thomas Holmes $1,000-$2,499 Robert R. Williams Robert and GIVING COUNCIL FUNDS leveraging the power of collective gifts, their grants create meaningful impact and Philippa Woods Eva Janzen Janzen Powell Anonymous Shyvette Williams Patricia Moore Foundation improve lives. Mary Ellen Woods and Smith T. Powell Alliance Bernstein Weinberg/Newton Gallery Schiff Hardin LLP Through our three Giving Councils, Chicago Foundation for Women fosters Celine Woznica Nancy Juda Wealth Management Wirtz Beverage Group Tawani Foundation a network of diverse leaders who raise funds for their communities. Each Elizabeth Wright and Polly B. Kawalek Applegate & Arthur Wright council’s fund awarded grants this past year to organizations which work in the Julie Kaufman Juju Lien Thorne-Thomsen, P.C. $5,000-$9,999 communities they represent. Maria E. Wynne Lucia Woods Lindley Ariel Capital Management Aon Corporation Liz Xilas The Estate of Blum-Kovler Foundation The Boeing Company Caren Yanis Evelyn Appell Lipkin Citizens for John Cullerton Catharsis Productions Amy Yanow Lois J. Lipton Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. CNA Foundation Stephanie Yesnik The Estate of First Eagle Bank The Davee Foundation Angela and Martin Yorath Norris "Mike" Love The Harold Melcher and Fairpointe Capital Nancy Young Marcena W. Love Marilyn Melcher Foundation The Farley Charitable Lead Donna Zarei Gail J. Ludewig Mesirow Family Annuity Trust of 2011 Marti Zelikoff Jo and Art Moore Charitable Foundation FCB Chicago Elise Zell Sally Myers Prairie Capital First Bank and Trust Maura McMahon Zeller Beverly Nachtrieb Prairie Political Fox, Swibel, Levin & Julia Zoeller Jerry Newton Action Committee Carroll, LLP 20 21 GRANTS LIST

CATALYST FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE ELEANOR NETWORK AT CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN LATINO UNION OF CHICAGO $25,000 BETWEEN FRIENDS $20,000 The Chicago Coalition of Household Workers is a transformative program for Between Friends provides counseling, court advocacy, a crisis line, a financial literacy BLACK ON BOTH SIDES $20,000 CHICAGO HOUSE AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY, INC. $20,000 domestic workers and other low-wage women workers to create just conditions in program, case management, child care, and direct assistance to surviviors of domestic Black on Both Sides trains young women on topics including Issue choice and Chicago House's iFour Employment Program increases independence for the workplace, home, and community. The members are housekeepers, nannies, violence to help them rebuild their lives and move into safer and healthier situations. root cause, democracy and accountability, power analysis, effective outreach and transgender individuals through the provision of job readiness workshops, food and caregivers for the elderly and people with disabilities who work in private advocacy, networking and coalition building, direct action campaigns, and media service training leading to certification, career counseling, a computer lab, and homes. Together with their allies they are leading the Illinois Domestic Worker Bill CHICAGO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER, INC. $25,000 and direct advocacy. support groups. TransWorks is adapted from the evidence-based supported of Rights advocacy campaign. Women and transgender people receive gynecological care, alternative employment model that focuses on helping people get back to work while giving insemination, health education, acupuncture, and counseling services in a CABRINI GREEN LEGAL AID $57,500 them the supports they need to stay employed. LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US $15,000 respectful environment. The Center also engages in community outreach and The Reproductive Justice Initiative and Visible Voices leadership group empowers For 17 years, Literature for All of Us has delivered award-winning, trauma-informed education on women's health in diverse communities. formerly incarcerated women to advocate for policy change on reproductive CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES $70,000 book groups to youth in Chicago's most underserved neighborhoods and health care for women in prison; strengthening the Illinois ban on shackling Chicago Women in Trades is committed to improving women's economic equity communities. In 2013, the organization expanded its target populations to include CROSSROADS FUND $5,000 inmates during labor; and reducing the termination of incarcerated mothers' by increasing their participation in well paid, skilled trade jobs traditionally held women participating in job-readiness training programs. Women of color led-collaboration for leaders of advocacy organizations. parental rights. by men and by eliminating the barriers that prohibit women from entering and succeeding in these fields. METROPOLITAN TENANTS ORGANIZATION $25,000 FAMILY RESCUE, INC. $15,000 EVERTHRIVE ILLINOIS $57,500 MTO's Stabilizing Rental Housing for Women and Children (SRHWC) project Family Rescue is dedicated to providing programs and services that benefit Through comprehensive education, mobilization, and advocacy on women's COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND FAMILY ISSUES $25,000 is part of the Affordable Housing Preservation Program. Based upon an women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence. health issues, EverThrive IL works to improve women's health, promote Parents Organized to Win, Educate and Renew – Policy Action Council (POWER- understanding that housing is integral to any effort to stabilize a person's life, the reproductive justice, and reduce the racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes PAC) is COFI's cross-neighborhood grassroots leadership program which is a primary goal through the SRHWC project is to stabilize women renters in their GIRLS IN THE GAME $15,000 in Englewood. group of women who address the root causes of family poverty and strengthens homes. The Teen Squad was initiated by high school girls who wanted leadership roles in economic security for low-income women and their children. their communities. The Teen Squad provides exemplary teen leaders the opportunity ILLINOIS CAUCUS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH $57,500 MIDWEST ACADEMY $20,000 to earn money for college while improving their self-esteem and leadership skills. ICAH is a youth-led group that advocates for sound policies and practices DEBORAH’S PLACE $20,000 The Women’s Legislative Leadership Project is a yearlong intensive policy training Members of the Teen Squad lead healthy lifestyle workshops for younger girls in the that promote a positive, medically accurate, and comprehensive approach to Teresa's Interim Housing uses a continuum of housing options and program that will equip older women, their allies, and their organizations with the community, focusing on fitness, health, and leadership activities. adolescent sexual health and parenting. comprehensive support services to prevent women's return to homelessness. capacity to advocate successfully for policies that allow older women to age in place with dignity, economic security, and access to affordable health care. HEARTLAND ALLIANCE - RESEARCH AND POLICY DIVISION $15,000 METROPOLITAN CHICAGO BREAST CANCER TASK FORCE $57,500 EMERGENCY FUND $50,000 Through its Research & Policy Division, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Driven by racial health disparities, the Task Force engages in research, The Emergency Fund provides flexible financial assistance distributed (between NEW MOMS, INC. $15,000 Human Rights supports CFW's efforts to develop a Women’s Civic Agenda for administrative policy change, and legislative advocacy so that low-income $1,000 and $3,000) to participants in the Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency The Academy of Professional Development equips young mothers (aged 16–24) with Chicago, that is now The 100% Project. African American women have equal access to quality breast cancer care. training programs. Some examples of financial assistance includes rent, utility the skills and resources necessary to obtain and retain quality employment. payments, security deposits, CTA passes, uniforms, and state IDs. KAN-WIN $25,000 WAREHOUSE WORKERS FOR JUSTICE $20,000 PROJECT EXPLORATION $15,000 The Bilingual Domestic Violence Services program responds to Chicago-area WWJ Women's Committee conducts trainings and leadership development FACING FORWARD TO END HOMELESSNESS $20,000 The Services for Girls projects are science education programs designed Korean American and Asian American women and children experiencing domestic to women and men on how to identify and stop sexual harassment and Housing First provides permanent housing and comprehensive case management specifically for girls. They merge research-based best practices for both youth violence by offering comprehensive services and engaging in organizing, discrimination against women. to homeless women and children. The program relies on collaboration within the development and science education into a model that engages girls and builds community outreach and education. interdisciplinary team of case managers, nurse practitioners and supervisory staff their capacity to pursue careers in science. as well as an outside referral network of service professionals, and organizations. KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES $15,000 DORIS & HOWARD CONANT FUND FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW $30,000 The Domestic Violence Prevention and Family Support Program provides FUND FOR JUSTICE DBA CHICAGO APPLESEED FUND FOR JUSTICE $15,000 A SAFE PLACE $15,000 The Women's Law and Policy Project creates and advocates for public policies that survivors with crisis intervention and emergency assistance as well as skill- Chicago Appleseed has been working with the Circuit Court of Cook County to As the leading advocate for eliminating domestic violence in northern Illinois, A Safe advance economic justice and personal security for women and girls, particularly building to ensure long-term economic security. The organization also works to develop and implement a community courts model in the Domestic Relations Place offers comprehensive domestic violence services that provide a safety net to those living in poverty in Illinois. prevent abuse by conducting education and outreach efforts within immigrant Division to make child support adjudication more effective—and thereby bring assist victims and their children. communities, targeting Latina and Korean American women. needed additional resources to women and their children. THE CARA PROGRAM $60,000 ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES $15,000 The Eleanor Career Advancement Program (ECAP) is a program designed to LATINOS PROGRESANDO $20,000 GIRLFORWARD $15,000 AAFS' Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention (DV) Program has made meet the needs of low-income, low-skilled women who are heads of households The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Project is part of Latinos Progresando's GirlForward's Mentorship Program matches refugee girls in grades 9–12 with inroads into the Arab American community, both in advocacy and direct service. focusing intensely on four growing industries: healthcare, administrative, flagship legal services program and focuses on immigrant victims of domestic women volunteers who commit to one year of mentoring, meeting weekly with AAFS' services to Domestic Violence victims includes safety planning; culturally manufacturing, and customer service to connect women to the opportunities violence, a population facing both unique and significant challenges. girls to set and achieve short and long-term goals and build crucial assets like sensitive and linguistically appropriate counseling services for both women and necessary to advance their careers and increase earnings. financial literacy, leadership development, academic support, and building a children; court advocacy; referral to local shelters; monthly financial literacy MCDERMOTT CENTER $10,000 positive identity. workshops; finding housing and providing rental assistance and assistance for THE NIGHT MINISTRY $15,000 The Haymarket Center seeks to provide culturally competent health services to someone who is in a forced marriage and wants to get out, among other services. Each year, the Response-Ability Pregnant and Parenting Program (RAPPP) medically underserved pregnant and postpartum women and their children in GROW YOUR OWN ILLINOIS $50,000 provides safe shelter to eight youth at a time, and their infants, and offers residential and recovery home programs. GYO is a teacher training program designed to help low-income community CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION $20,000 nonjudgmental support services, including health care, domestic violence members become teachers in their neighborhood schools. GYO works closely with End Demand Illinois is a grassroots campaign advocating that the most effective prevention, and reproductive justice education and resources. MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT $20,000 partners to ensure participants secure quality student teaching placements and, way to reduce violence against women and eliminate the sexual exploitation of Midwest Access Project seeks to expand women's access to a full range of ultimately, job placements. prostituted and trafficked people is to address its root cause: the demand for the UPWARDLY GLOBAL (CHICAGO) $40,000 reproductive health services by training health care providers on abortion care, sex trade. Upwardly Global helps skilled, work-authorized immigrants and refugees to rebuild working to expand the network of trainers across the Midwest, and educating the HEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES $50,000 careers in the U.S. Through their women focused program, Upwardly Global will health care community and the general public. Imagine, Dedicate, Earn, Achieve (IDEA) is HHCS' established asset building and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGAL CLINIC $15,000 address the specific needs of female participants and increase the representation financial literacy program for low-wage working women. Participants will have The Pro Bono Project is a unique collaboration designed to meet the legal needs of women working in STEM roles in Chicago. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH $20,000 access to individual consultations as well as workshops throughout the year. of unrepresented victims of domestic violence. It seeks to engage the private The Subsequent Pregnancy Program focuses specifically on delaying a second bar, recruiting attorneys from law firms and corporations to staff shifts at the WOMEN EMPLOYED INSTITUTE $90,000 pregnancy among teenage mothers. The program model connects young mothers ILLINOIS ACTION FOR CHILDREN $30,000 courthouse and represent victims in their petition for Orders of Protection. WE is a recognized leader on postsecondary educational access for low-income with a home visitor and provides intensive health education and training. Illinois Action for Children provides enhanced child care referral services to individuals and effective workforce development strategies. Complete the Degree women enrolled in programs offered by the Eleanor Network at CFW grantees. FAMILY DEFENSE CENTER $20,000 is a collaborative effort to increase the number of low-income adults who have PEDIATRIC AIDS CHICAGO PREVENTION INITIATIVE (PACPI) $15,000 The Mothers' Defense Project seeks to end discriminatory practices and policies college credentials. The perinatal enhanced case management (PECM) program provides access JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION $85,000 in the child welfare system. The Project identifies, analyzes, publicizes, and to vital obstetric, gynecological, infectious disease, and pediatric services for The Women in Manufacturing Welding Program trains single low-income female educates the public as well as secures legal and policy remedies in cases where WOMEN’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER $20,000 women and infants who need a strong level of support navigating the healthcare heads of household to compete in high-paying, male-dominated trades through mothers are wrongfully targeted by gender-discriminatory policies and practices The Women's Vetrepreneurship Program (WVP) was recently launched to meet system. PECM services also address other conditions that complicate pregnancy job training, workplace readiness, benefits screening, financial counseling, and in the child welfare system. the needs of women veterans who want to pursue self-employment or business and motherhood including mental illness, substance use, homelessness, poverty, case management. ownership as a pathway to economic security and independence. domestic violence, refugee or asylee status, current or previous incarceration, ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF THE ACLU, INC. $25,000 child welfare involvement, and other illnesses. JANE ADDAMS SENIOR CAUCUS $15,000 The Reproductive Rights Project defends and advances the rights of all women to YOUTH JOB CENTER OF EVANSTON $75,000 JASC brings together women of all ages and cultures to develop and implement decide freely, without government interference, whether and when to have a child. The WILL program is a comprehensive, holistic approach to supporting young, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS $15,000 the Strengthen and Protect Retirement Security and Economic Justice Campaign. working women move forward on their career path to economic self-sufficiency. Health center staff at each of the five PPIL sites that provide abortion services will The work is rooted in gender analysis to organize and educate the public as well RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER $15,000 The participants work with current employers and a WILL job counselor to develop be trained on best practices in educating patients about Long-Acting Reversible as elected officials about the need to protect and strengthen Social Security, The Rush Road Home Program leverages years of experience by individual faculty individualized employment plans. Contraceptives (LARCs); the efficacy of LARCs in preventing subsequent pregnancy Medicare, and Medicaid so that older and younger women can continue to thrive. members and a commitment from the highest levels of the institution to care for and paving the way for improved health outcomes for women and their families; and the area's returning soldiers. A critical component of services will be the Military new protocols for ensuring that all abortion patients unable to cover the full cost of KINZIE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $90,000 Sexual Trauma Program, programming for women veterans who have suffered GENERAL FUND the device and insertion receive a subsidy. Kinzie Industrial Development Corporation provides an EMT training program sexual trauma while in service. with career pathways in the EMT/Paramedic/other medical fields through its APNA GHAR $20,000 REFUGEEONE $15,000 relationship with Superior Ambulance Services. The primary focus of the EMT Apna Ghar (Our Home) provides culturally appropriate, multilingual services, RefugeeOne's in-house Wellness Program provides critical therapy and psychiatric training program is to provide skills training, support during training, and job including emergency shelter, to survivors of domestic violence with a primary care that is uniquely sensitive to the needs of trauma-exposed refugees. placement assistance. focus on the South Asian and other immigrant communities.

22 23 SOUTH SUBURBAN FAMILY SHELTER $15,000 RAPE VICTIM ADVOCATES $25,000 DONOR ADVISED FUNDS NORTH SHORE GIVING CIRCLE FUND South Suburban Family Shelter provides the services that will help to ensure Rape Victim Advocates provides non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling, ANGLES $12,000 that victims of domestic violence are safe. These services include: emergency individual and group counseling, medical and legal advocacy, and public education ELICK AND CHARLOTTE LINDON FUND shelter, a 24-hour hotline, transportation, group and individual counseling for and institutional advocacy on sexual violence. CURT’S CAFE SOUTH $15,000 adult victims, group and individual counseling for child victims/witnesses, court ACCESS LIVING OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO $25,000 advocacy, medical advocacy, parenting groups, transitional housing, community ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER $10,000 education, and abuser intervention groups. EVA JANZEN POWELL AND SMITH T. POWELL HEALTH SERIES FAY CLAYTON DONOR ADVISED FUND EVERTHRIVE ILLINOIS $5,000 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAKE COUNTY $13,000 STORYCATCHERS THEATRE $20,000 The Englewood Women's Empowerment Project seeks to create accessible health HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH $5,000 The Fabulous Females Program at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC)-Warrenville uses care resources and services for women and girls in Englewood, as well as engage OMNI YOUTH SERVICES $10,000 the performing arts to help incarcerated girls increase their capacity to make them in statewide reproductive justice advocacy. NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNDATION $1,000 thoughtful life choices. The program serves as a gateway to therapy and has YWCA OF LAKE COUNTY $10,000 played an instrumental role in a gradual cultural shift at Warrenville. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOIS $12,500 INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK (IMAN) $2,000 IMAN's Young Women's Support Group provides a safe space for young women to TEEN PARENT CONNECTION $15,000 ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF THE ACLU, INC. $5,000 seek emotional support, peer-mentorship, and access to behavioral health resources. WOMEN UNITED GIVING COUNCIL The Doula Program empowers and supports pregnant teenage women in DuPage County through weekly home visits, education on pregnancy and childbirth, labor WOMEN EMPLOYED INSTITUTE $5,000 APNA GHAR $2,500 WOMEN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION $2,000 and postpartum support, and connections to essential resources such as food, WHF programs increase the knowledge of the three key muscles of the pelvic pyramid, housing, and medical care. CENTRO COMUNITARIO JUAN DIEGO $2,500 and demonstrate their importance both in traditional exercise routines and functional living; to increase knowledge about bladder and pelvic organs in general, as well as JO AND ART MOORE FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND THRESHOLDS $15,000 DEBORAH’S PLACE $2,500 the medical conditions that can affect women; risk factors, prevention measures, and The Domestic Violence (DV) Courthouse engages individuals who show signs of CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION $1,000 treatment options available; and to expand our outreach to community organizations serious mental illness (SMI), according to representatives from the Circuit Courts DREAMCATCHER FOUNDATION $3,000 on the South side of Chicago, and to the women living in these communities. of Cook County. DV courthouse staff have long struggled with providing triage and CABRINI GREEN LEGAL AID FOR INCARCERATED MOTHERS (CGLA) $1,000 linkage services to these highly vulnerable individuals, the vast majority of whom are women, who struggle with schizophrenia, bipolar, severe PTSD, and/or depression. LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US $2,000 ENTERPRISE FUND YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FUND OF THE YOUNG WOMEN’S GIVING COUNCIL MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN $1,000 YOUTH OUTLOOK $10,000 CHICAGO METROPOLITAN BATTERED WOMEN’S NETWORK $5,000 Youth Outlook's "Y Link" Program addresses partner violence among the LGBTQ The Network created the Medical Response Collaborative (MRC), which brings CONNECTIONS FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN $5,000 youth. There are programs that deal with partner violence among LGBTQ adults, domestic violence service providers together with healthcare providers to work NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER $2,000 and programs that deal with dating violence among heterosexual youth, but collaboratively in improving healthcare system response to domestic violence. SHE CREW $3,000 very few that address the specific concerns and needs of sexual minority youth RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE $1,000 in regards to this topic—and none in the far western suburbs and rural northern UCAN $5,000 Illinois, where Youth Outlook is located. POLK BROS. FOUNDATION FUND FOR EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW $2,000

CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS, INC. $2,750 YWCA OF EVANSTON/NORTH SHORE $15,000 The YWCA Evanston/North Shore's continuum of direct services empower women ELEANOR PETERSEN LEGACY FUND DREAMCATCHER FOUNDATION $1,500 and children who are survivors of domestic violence to break free of the violence, AFFINITY COMMUNITY SERVICES $15,000 heal, and move forward toward independent lives free from the abuser. MANUFACTURING NEXT $2,750

SHE CREW $1,500 THE BERTA WAESE ENDOWED FUND IRENE BAYRACH ANTI-VIOLENCE LEGACY FUND INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK (IMAN) $10,000 CONNECTIONS FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN $15,000 TEST400K $2,750 Through the Hospital Crisis Intervention Project (HCIP) patients are screened as part of the routine medical intake to determine if they are victims of domestic THE VIOLA PROJECT $4,500 JESSICA EVE PATT MEMORIAL FUND violence. Once identified, HCIP staff is called to offer assistance to the patient YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT (YEPP) $2,000 Sponsor of Program intern Claire Vincent ZACHARIAS SEXUAL ABUSE CENTER $15,000 The sexual assault prevention education programs provides free, age-appropriate safety workshops for students of all ages to teach them about recognizing the POLK BROS CAPACITY BUILDING SCHOLARSHIPS OTHER FUNDS warning signs of sexual abuse and dating violence. CHICAGO METROPOLITAN BATTERED WOMEN’S NETWORK $750 STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND CHICAGO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER, INC. $1,200 SOPHIA FUND FOR ADVOCACY A SAFE PLACE $3,000

CHICAGO METROPOLITAN BATTERED WOMEN’S NETWORK $15,000 GIRLFORWARD $1,200 AFFINITY COMMUNITY SERVICES $7,500 The Network, the leading voice in Chicago for ending domestic violence, advocates for survivors' rights, supports a comprehensive system of services, ILLINOIS CAUCUS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH $200 AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER $7,400 and works to reduce and ultimately end the violence. JANE ADDAMS SENIOR CAUCUS $1,400 NORTHLIGHT THEATRE $2,500 HEALTHCONNECT ONE $15,000 HealthConnect One's multi-year advocacy strategy is designed to promote the LATINO UNION OF CHICAGO (4) $800 PRIMO CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN $3,500 sustainability of the Illinois workforce of perinatal community health workers by advancing the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement for these women. LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US $635 PROGRESSIVE INC $10,000

LIFE SPAN, INC. $15,000 METROPOLITAN CHICAGO BREAST CANCER TASK FORCE $200 RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE $2,800 Life Span provides legal information, advice, and representation to one of the most underserved communities in our state: Arab American and Middle Eastern NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER $1,327 SILK ROAD RISING $4,000 immigrant victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault, many of whom are Muslim. NEW MOMS, INC. $200 WASHINGTON AREA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC $5,000

MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN $15,000 PROJECT EXPLORATION $200 YWCA OF EVANSTON/NORTH SHORE $4,200 Mujeres’ Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs provides assessment, individual and group counseling, children's therapy, legal advocacy, a 24-hour RAPE VICTIM ADVOCATES $200 bilingual hotline, case management, community education, transportation, LAVENDER FUND OF THE LBTQ GIVING COUNCIL and respite child care as well as referrals to temporary housing and economic RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE $200 supports. In addition, Mujeres engages in local and statewide advocacy initiatives DEBORAH’S PLACE $3,000 to promote victims' rights and ensure equal treatment under the law. SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL (3) $600 THE NIGHT MINISTRY $3,000 NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER $25,000 SARAH’S CIRCLE $200 The Gender Justice Initiative is a program that seeks fundamental human rights YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT (YEPP) $4,000 protections for immigrant women, especially survivors of gender-based violence, TEEN PARENT CONNECTION $750 persecution, and trafficking and detainees at risk of sexual abuse. YOUTH OUTLOOK $4,000

24 25 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REVENUE Investment 1% 1% In-Kind Return Donations

Statement Of Activities Special Events (net of direct % (for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015) 32 benefit to donors) % REVENUE 49 Individual Donations 1,785,187 Corporate and Foundation Grants 627,500 Special Events (net of direct benefit to donors) 1,152,895 Fee for Service 20,000 Investment Return 22,593 % In-kind Donations 37,171 17 Individual Corporate and Donations Other Income 518 Foundation Grants

Total Support and Revenue 3,645,864

EXPENSES Program Services 3,390,641 EXPENSES Management Fundraising 495,526 and General Management and General 129,516 Fundraising 3% Total Expenses 4,015,683 % 12% 2 Change in Net Assets (369,819) 14% Net Assets Beginning of the Year 13,821,534

Net Assets End of Year 13,451,715

84%

Statement of Financial Position % (as of June 30, 2015) 85 Program ASSETS Services Cash and Cash Equivalents 375,426 Investments 13,256,162 Receivables 102,321 Grantee Education Prepaid Expenses 70,827 PROGRAM Fixed Assets (net) 16,858 SERVICES and Support Public Policy and Advocacy Total Assets 13,821,594 % % 5 1410% Leadership LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS % Development 8 Accounts Payable 38,877 9% Accrued Expenses 17,932 4% Deferred Revenue 313,070 Net Assets 13,451,715

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 13,821,594

78% 72%

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